Worksheet
Curated OER

Edible Artwork for Birds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this craft project activity, students gather materials and read the 7 steps to create an edible bird feeder picture made from lard and bird seed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapter 24, 25, 26

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students demonstrate understanding of the plot of chapters 24, 25, 26 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings lesson, students read and discuss highlights of each chapter. Students practice QAR...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bird Beak Anatomy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in an activity to determine which tool will work the best to gather food. They create analogies about how the experiment relates to birds. They brainstorm about which adaptation helps or hurts the survival of an...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Which Bird Is Different?

For Students Pre-K - K
In this visual discrimination worksheet, students study 5 rows of similar bird pictures. In each row, students circle that picture that is different.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Scramble: Birds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this picture scramble worksheet, students place scrambled pieces of a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of different bird species. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Scramble: Birds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this picture scramble worksheet, students place scrambled pieces of a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of different bird species. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dr. Seuss Activity: Oh, the Birds You Can Count!

For Students K - 1st
In this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students count the number of birds shown in a picture from the book Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! A website reference is given for additional resources.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Birds of a Feather: Parrots, Pigeons, Parakeets, and More

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts related to the extinction of birds while conduct research using the internet and a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create a class presentation or set the context for class...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American Robin: A Robin's Menu Through the Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read the article, A Robin's Menu Through the Seasons, taking notes and underlining key words and phrases. They create a math grid from the reading, research the animals in the article, and develop various writing assignments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Birds and the Bees, and the Flowers and the Trees

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the roles in which animals play in the pollination of plants. They recognize that flowers have male and female sexes. Students describe cross pollination and propose reasons for cross pollination through narration of a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plans for the Novel "Jurassic Park"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the book, Jurassic Park, then answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lessons From the Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kids for Conservation: Animal Unit

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss animal needs and characteristics. In this animal mini-unit, students complete three activities studying different animals, their needs, how they have evolved, and how to protect them.
PPT
University of Washington

Animal Migration

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Here is a unique resource to use with middle and high schoolers that deals with animal migration. Viewers discover the reasons for, types of, and animals that practice this behavioral adaptation. Specific animals that are introduced...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Dolphins

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Dolphins are the focus of a short comprehension exercise that asks readers to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in the passage.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What Do You Know About PaleontOLogy?

For Students 6th - 12th
Believe it or not, some dinosaurs are not extinct. Discover this and other interesting facts about dinosaurs in a 10-question online quiz. As individuals answer questions, the resource provides them with feedback and additional facts...
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Wisconsin

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Wisconsin. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Little Auk Survival Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A bird's life is one of danger and intrigue as it struggles for survival in sometimes harsh environments. To understand how difficult surviving in the wild can be, children play a simulation game where they act as little auks, birds from...
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Baylor College

A Place to Be

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Home sweet home. Humans, birds, beavers, ants, we all need a place place to rest and keep us safe. In the ninth lesson of this series, the importance of shelter is discussed as the teacher reads aloud the book Tillena Lou's Day in the...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Reproduction

For Students 6th - 12th
Attracting the right mate is as important for humans as any other species. An interesting lesson teaches individuals about several strategies that animals and plants have adapted to attract their mates. From colorful nests to powerful...
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Whopping Crane

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Handout
National Wildlife Federation

Penguin Fun Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What's black and white and can dive up to 1,800 feet under water? That's right, penguins! Learn this and many other amazing facts about these unique birds with this handy reference sheet.
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K12 Reader

Using Collective Nouns

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
What do you call a group of soccer players? Or a bunch of bees? Young grammarians review eight sentences and add the correct collective noun based on the context clues they observe.
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Thomson Delmar Learning

Cooking Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Get cooking with some preschool and kindergarten-based cooking lesson plans. As young cooks follow the directions on the recipes, they practice hand-eye coordination, measurement, counting, and nutritional eating.